UA In the News: Feb. 4, 2016
60th anniversary of Autherine Lucy’s enrollment at UA — Concrete Canoe Race coming up — film about African American chemist — and more.
UA In the News: Feb. 3, 2016
Political science professor looks at the Iowa caucuses — Campus MovieFest — and more.
UA in the News: Feb. 2, 2016
UA opens diversity center — Saban breaks ground for St. Francis student center — Who was Nat Turner? — and more.
International Relations Club at UA Receives Awards at Model U.N. in Mexico City
A delegation from the Alabama International Relations Club at The University of Alabama recently received awards at the fifth annual Harvard National Model United Nations- Latin America conference in Mexico City.
A group of 10 UA students traveled to the week-long event, where they debated international politics and discussed solutions to critical global issues with hundreds of students from universities around the world.
UA In the News: Jan. 22
Forrest McDonald, historian who punctured liberal notions, dies at 89 New York Times – Jan. 22 Forrest McDonald, a presidential and constitutional scholar who challenged liberal shibboleths about early American history and lionized the founding fathers as uniquely intellectual, died on Tuesday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He was 89. The cause was heart failure, his daughter
UA Offers Physics Contest for Students in High School
The University of Alabama’s department of physics and astronomy will host its 40th annual physics contest for students in high school on Friday, Jan. 29, in the Ferguson Center on campus. The contest typically draws hundreds of students from several states to compete for scholarships, awards and bragging rights.
Transformers Toys Provide Key Character Lessons, UA Researcher Says
Parents looking for holiday gifts that instill character should check out the Transformer toys and DVDs, a University of Alabama researcher says.
Alabama Historian to Receive UA’s 2016 Cason Award
The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences, along with the journalism department, has named award-winning author Dr. Harvey Jackson III winner of the 2016 Clarence Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing.
South African Artist Headlines 2016 Realizing the Dream Events at UA
Award-winning South African artist Jonathan Butler will be the featured performer for the 2016 Realizing the Dream Concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17 at the Moody Music Concert Hall on the UA campus.
UA Holds Development Symposium for Women in STEM Areas
The University of Alabama’s Women in STEM initiative will host Building an Impact, its fourth annual symposium, on Friday, Jan. 22 and Saturday, Jan. 23, on campus. Building an Impact is designed to provide an opportunity for researchers, academics and industry members from the Southeast to learn and share how to build leadership and career development skills for college women in STEM and to discuss ways to further increase the number of women in STEM initiatives.